Monthly Archives: April 2007

Whilst I certainly wouldn’t agree with Jonathan Sheppard’s conclusions about this blog… I did find this quite amusing.

Any notion, of course, that the BNP candidate in the Redditch Greenlands Ward on Thursday is any way a supporter of the Nazis is entirely mistaken. OK, so he likes to dress up as a Nazi stormtrooper. Yes, he collects … Continue reading →

Smethwick Ward in Sandwell, like much of the borough, has a fairly diverse community. Some areas are comprised of predominantly white indigenous population, some mixed and others may even have a majority of people whose origins are in the Indian … Continue reading →

The Bearwood Bloggers might be interested in this article about our tiny hamlet from last week’s Birmingham Post Property supplement. I’m slightly confused about the suggestion that there are only 7 roads in Bearwood (?) and the reference near the … Continue reading →

I have been laid low with a particularly noxious virus for the last 24 hours and it is dangerous to be too far away from decent sanitation facilities, so, I have found time to tidy up the links, adding a … Continue reading →

Five years ago I travelled up to Goodison Park to watch Aston Villa’s youth team give Everton a real mullering 4-1 in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup Final. The undoubted star of that Everton team was 16-year … Continue reading →

Tory controlled Walsall Council must have been praying they could get through next week’s elections without any reference to the massive scandal that Council leaders have been sitting on awaiting a report on for months. Well, no such luck. Yesterday … Continue reading →

Aston Villa fanzine ‘Heroes & Villains’ editor Dave Woodhall on how the club have emerged from the Ellis years with a smile on their face and are now finally preparing to celebrate their history.

Skuds makes a tactical blunder and joins the Youth Squad…. at 45!

John Dyson is a man of impeccable judgement and much wisdom and I am sure his words will be much heeded in these parts.